Change-delivery device.



C. A. E. NELSON.

Y CHANGE DELIVERY DEVICE.

APPLIUATION FILED APR. a, 1910.

Patented May 26, 1914.

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CHARLES A. E. NELSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CHANGE-DELIVERY DEVICE.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES A. E. NEL- SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Change-Delivery Devices, of which the following is a specification.

lWIy invention relates to change delivering devices, and the chief object of these improvements for patent is to provide mechanism adapted to facilitate the delivery of change in any business transactions, the contrivance being particularly useful where it is necessary to serve a large number of customers in rapid succession, as in the supplying of tickets to passengers in elevated stations.

Other objects, stated more particularly are to furnish a simple, efiicient, and durable device for the purpose in view, to provide a mechanism that may be used with advantage by the cashier in handling the amounts paid in as well as by the customer who receives a ticket or change in return, the use of my improved device permitting a large number of persons to be served in a comparatively short time.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device that can be readily installed in connection with cashiers desks or windows as now constructed, no change being needed in the fixtures to accommodate the mechanism.

Further Vobjects are to Vfurnish means whereby the change to be received may be deposited directly into the operators hand,

and to provide suitable ledges that will pre-` vent the pieces of money from becoming scattered and guide them into the proper channels when the change receiving member is depressed. Y

I accomplish the desired results by means of the apparatus illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this application, the details of construction being disclosed in the following views:

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a portion of a cashiers desk or table, having a pair of my improved change trays secured thereto in cooperative relation; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of a modified form of tray, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the details of the drawing Specication of Letters Patent. Application ined April s,

Patented May 26, 1914. i910. seria1iN0.554,11s.

vthe numeral 5 indicates a table or shelf `which will be termed hereinafter the cashiers desk. The top of this table or desk is provided with a rectangular opening 6 which is covered by a plate 7, secured by screws S.k The middle portion of this plate is cut out to form an aperture 9. This aperture is rectangular at the front end, while the lateral margins are inclined rearwardly toward'the median line, and the rear margin curved as shown at 10. Within this aperture 9 is fitted a swinging plate, or trap 'door 11, attached at the front side to the plate l by a hinge 12, furnished with a spring 13, which tends to keep the said door or tray in closed position. The lateral margins of the hinged tray 11 are upturned to form flanges 14, which extend from the curved rear edge 10 along the inclined edges, `and terminate at any desired point. rThe 'purpose of these fianges is to form a guard or fender to prevent the pieces of money lfrom becoming scattered and thus insuring their remaining within the limits of the tray surface. Projecting rearwardly from ,the underside of the trap door or tray 11 .are bracket arms 15, which form supports for a chute 16, consisting of a short cylinder, open at both ends, and having its lower margin Haring outwardly as shown at 17, thus forming a bell-shaped mouth for the lower end of the chute. is pivoted at 18 to the arms 15, so that it will swing freely, and normally hangs in an upright position directly beneath the main plate 7.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the trap 11 may be termed the cashiers tray, and is intended for his use alone. Extending forward from the table 5, is a secondnarrower 'plate or strip 19, attached by suitable screws 20. This strip carries the customers tray 21,.'which is preferably shaped in the same manner as the cashiers tray, and is pivoted at the rear side to the strip 19 in the same way, by the spring hinge 12a. The lateral margins of the tray 21 are furnished with guard flanges 22 which are coextensive with said margins, leaving the front and rear ends unguarded. The said flanges 22 are extended forward beyond the tray and inclined downward to form arms 23, upon which is hung a chute 24 being a duplicate of the chute 16. Upon each side of the tray 21 are extensions from the strip or plate 19 which form protecting arms 25 The said chute 16 to prevent injury to the tray by contact with persons who may be passing in front of it.

In Figs. 3 and 4 a modified form of tray is shown which is specially adapted for the cashiers use, since the flanges do not appear above the planeV of the main plate, thus leaving the upper surface always smooth and unobstructed by projections'of any sort. In this case the modifications are in the tray alone, which consists of an auxiliary plate 2G, arranged beneath the tray 1la and similar in shape to that portion of the tray beneath which it is arranged.v The lateral inclined margins of the' auxiliary plate 26 are upturned to form anges 27 which are adapted to extend slightly beyondI the inclined or lateral margins of the said tray, so that the said flangesV normally rest against the under face of the table plate 7 close to the edges of the tray ll, and are yieldingly held in this position by integral spring' tongues 28 the ends of which are secured beneath the hinge 12. lt will be evident that when the tray 11a is swung downward on its hinge it will pass between the fianges and, coming in contact with thel plate 26, will carry the latter with it as shown in dotted outlines in Fig. 4, the flanges' 27 projecting above the tray to form guides to direct. the coins into the chute 1G.

Either form of the trays may be used singly if desired, or arranged in pairs with the usual division gratingor window 29 be-V tween as illustrated in Fig. l, portionsV only of the grating being shown.

Then assembled singly or in the relation shown the trays are used inthe following manner'. The customer places the money for the purchase upon the tray 11 and the cashier deposits the required change in return upon the tray 21. The purchaser then grasps the lower end of the chute in his hand with the palm covering the lower mouth, and then pulling downward to incline the tray when the change deposited thereon will slide downward and be guided by the side flanges into the chute and thence into the hand which grasps the lower end. Upon releasing the chute the spring of the hinge will throw the tray back to its initial position. The money deposited upon the cashiers tray may be removed by seizing the chute and depressing the tray in the manner describedy above, or if preferred, a drawer or till not shown may be placed beneath the table and arranged so that the money will fall from the tray directly therein. When a drawer is used the tray may be inclined by pressing with the hand upon the upper side so that the time required to reach below the table to grasp the chute will be saved.

It will be seen that the purchase of tickets or other similar transactions may beaccompli'shed in a minimumperiod of time, since the disadvantages and delays in gathering up pieces of loose change from a flat surface, a depression, yor from behind a ledge, as' is the prevalent custom, will be practically eliminated. n

Having' thus described my invention, what I claim as new, is :f

l. A change delivering device, comprising a supporting plate having an aperture therein, said aperture being surrounded by said plat-e, a tray fitting-` in said aperture and hinged to said plate, means for holding said tray normally in a plane'with said plate, and a chute'supported by said tray below the plane thereof anddisposed beneath and normally concealed by said plate.

2. A changedelivering device, comprising a fixed plate, a hinged'trayarranged in and fitting an opening in said xed plate, and a flanged plate arranged below' said ltray and yieldingl'y attached thereto, the flanges on ksaid plate being adapted to extend above the edges of the tray when the latter is in- 3. A change delivering device, comprising a fixed plate, a hinged tray arranged in and fitting an opening in said fixed plate, a chute supported'by said tray and below the plane thereof and beneath said fixed plate, and a flanged plate arranged below said tray and yieldingly attached thereto, the flanges on said plate being adapted to extend above the edges of the tray when the latteris inclined.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in the'presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A; E. NELSON.

lVitnesses H. DE Los HIGMAN, C. F. BAssETT.

Copies of'this patent may 'be obtained for five cents 'eaehgvby addressing the Commissioner oflatents, Washington', D. G. 

